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Rural Economy

Anhui is the initial place of rural reform in China.Rural reform have librated and developed rural productivity, and promoted the development of rural economy. Through 20 years reform, main agricultural products have achieved basic balance from long time shortage, and agricultural productivity and soil output increased remarkably, rural economy also have been developed remarkably. By 20 years reform, total agricultural value increased 6.4% annually, farmers income increased 13.8% annually, grain production increased 2.4% annually, oil output increased 10.4% annually, cotton output increased 4.2% annually, meat output increased 8.7% annually, aquatic production increased 16.8% annually. By now, annually agricultural output value arrived above 14 billion U$, takes 23% of GDP, within agriculture, plant output value takes 54% of total agriculture value, livestock value takes 30%, fish value takes 11%. Average grain per capital is 400 kg, oil 43 kg, meat 47 kg.

At the end of year 1990, agriculture and rural economy development in Anhui province entered a new period, To promote agricultural structure strategically adjustment and increase farmers income are the centric target within new period, the main line for our agriculture production is take national and international market as leading point, to adjust agricultural variety structure, regional distribution structure, industry and labor structure.

As China entered WTO, we have paid attention to production quality, commerce and agricultural industry, and now have formed good beginning. There are over 3200 top enterprises in Anhui province, they have maken up of main forces for market agriculture.